Chris and I decided years ago to take each child on a solo trip anywhere they wanted to go when they turned 13 years old. We figured it was a good age – old enough to remember it, but still
Birthday Celebrations in Portugal
Chris is a schemer . . and that is one thing that I love about him. He loves to surprise me, and my birthday was no exception. I guess the original plan was to tell me of our get-away the
Kid-Swapping Made Easy
Months ago, when we were asked to kid-swap with our close friends, the Ashton’s, we jumped at the chance. The only hard part of that decision was deciding where to go! Dallin & Caleb The Ashton’s took their trip first
The Monument
Our homeschooling field trips definitely stopped abruptly as soon as Emma and Hannah started school. But, as I did my planning last month and realized we’d be talking about the Great Fire of London during our history study one week,
Fifteen Years and Counting
Fifteen seems so old . . . 1 more year until dating age!! Where has the time gone?! Newly Acquired Braces Since our family pictures this year, Emma decided to chop her hair off and was finally able to get
Mongolian Countryside
Heidi and Joseph got home late Friday night, so we decided to maximize their P-day (Preparation Day) and go see some more of the countryside! Mongolian Countryside We decided to go out to a place called 13th Century, considered a
Babysitting in Mongolia
My sole purpose for going to Mongolia was to help babysit my nieces and nephews. Joseph and Heidi had to go to Hong Kong for a Mission President’s Conference, and weren’t sure what to do with their kids. Chris’s mom
My Introduction to Mongolia
Just 2 1/2 weeks after returning from Slovenia, and I was back at the airport. I was beginning to feel like Chris when his work schedule has him traveling a great deal. I had two legs of the trip: London
An Afternoon in Italy
When we had taken our ‘day out’ to the Skocjan Caves, we realized that we were actually pretty close to the Italian border . . . like 20 minutes close! We jumped at the chance to ‘have lunch in Italy’!
Slovenia
When we had explored most of what we could in Lake Bled, we decided to find some ‘day outs’ and see more of Slovenia. Triglav National Park We drove to Triglav National Park, near Lake Bohinj, and took the cable